MOTHERWELL. Celtic was capable to reverse the scoreline against Motherwell. It was Motherwell to score first with a goal from Blair Spittal. Notwithstanding, later Celtic found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Adam Idah (51′), Adam Idah (90′) and Luis Palma (90′). Celtic was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. In front of 8,639 spectators.​ The referee was William Collum assisted by Jonathan Bell and John McCrossan. The 4th official was Duncan Williams. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.39 degrees Celsius or 43.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Celtic had a superior ball possession 71% while Motherwell was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celtic was putting more pressure with 99 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the contest.​

Motherwell shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Celtic shot 18 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Motherwell received 1 yellow card (Calum Butcher). Regarding the opposition, Celtic received 2 yellow cards (Luis Palma and Greg Taylor).

Standings

After playing this match, Motherwell stays with 26 points to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Celtic will has 65 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will play away with Livingston on the 28th of February with a 15-3 head to head statistic in favor of Motherwell (6 draws).

Celtic will host Dundee on the 28th of February with a 20-0 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (4 draws).

Motherwell – Formation

Motherwell started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Stuart Kettlewell decided to play with the following team: Liam Kelly (7.0), Paul McGinn (6.6), Bevis Mugabi (6.4), Dan Casey (7.5), Adam Devine (7.0), Lennon Miller (7.0), Davor Zdravkovski (6.3), Georgie Gent (7.0), Jack Vale (6.7), Blair Spittal (7.5) and Thelonius Bair (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Stephen O’Donnell (6.3), Jonathan Obika, Aston Oxborough, Oli Shaw (6.6), Sam Nicholson (6.4), Shane Blaney (6.0), Callan Elliot, Mark Ferrie and Calum Butcher (6.6).

Substitutions

Motherwell made 5 changes: Dan Casey for Calum Butcher (74′), Jack Vale for Sam Nicholson (74′), Georgie Gent for Shane Blaney (89′), Adam Devine for Oli Shaw (84′) and Lennon Miller for Stephen O’Donnell (84′).

Player of the match: Blair Spittal​

The most impressive player for Motherwell was Blair Spittal.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 37 passes (43% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 20. He performed 3 crosses.

Celtic – Formation

Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Brendan Rodgers played with: Joe Hart (6.7), Alistair Johnston (8.5), Maik Nawrocki (7.1), Liam Scales (8.1), Greg Taylor (7.8), Matt O’Riley (7.5), Tomoki Iwata (7.3), Callum McGregor  (7.1), Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (7.0), Kyogo Furuhashi (6.3) and Daizen Maeda  (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Luis Palma (7.9), Adam Idah (8.5), Hyun-jun Yang (8.1), Hyeon-gyu Oh, Cameron Carter-Vickers (6.7), Paulo Bernardo (6.8), Scott Bain, Daniel Kelly and Anthony Ralston.

Substitutions

Celtic made 5 changes: Maik Nawrocki for Cameron Carter-Vickers (61′), Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn for Hyun-jun Yang (61′), Kyogo Furuhashi for Adam Idah (46′), Tomoki Iwata for Paulo Bernardo (77′) and Daizen Maeda  for Luis Palma (84′).

Player of the match: Alistair Johnston​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Celtic was Alistair Johnston even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.5 with 90 passes (79% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​

• Motherwell – Celtic – 1-3